In this article, Jessica Edwards concludes her introduction to a new series exploring the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children... (Read More)
In this article, Jessica Edwards begins a new series exploring the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children... (Read More)
In this article, Katie Garner concludes her two-part series giving tips how to find information about children in your family’s history who died young... (Read More)
In this article, Katie Garner begins a two-part series giving tips how to find information about children in your family’s history who died young... (Read More)
Mary Harrell-Sesniak finds letters children wrote during the 1918 Flu Pandemic to, hopefully, bring a smile to our readers in this tough time... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find letters that children wrote to the editor, filled with family history information... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak shows how newspaper advertisements offer insights into the stories of our ancestors’ lives, including children... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find craft projects our ancestors might have made, such as paper airplanes and dolls... (Read More)
I was reading this old newspaper and noticed that obituary after obituary was for young children. So many reports of very young children dying early deaths in this old newspaper article: Martha Banks, aged 1 year, 11 months and 2 days Arthur Lincoln Vaughan, aged 6 months and 12 days Caroline E. Hein, aged... (Read More)